The drawback to making our 2-year old feel like she's a big girl, constantly grouping her together with her bigger sister and endlessly distinguishing her from the "babies?"She thinks she's older than she is!
Bridget routinely describes her next birthday party, where she'll be turning four, of course. And, although she's potty-trained, she still wears a "sleepy diaper" at naps and bedtime. This is a sour point with her, and she firmly believes that some kind of discrimination is taking place as Megan hops into her bed diaper-free.
Also, in her mind, she is way older than her cousin Clara. Clara is actually less than 2.5 months younger, but this is light years in Bridget's book. Just last week, at the "inside park," when a little emergency called for a new pair of pants for Bridget, Sara came through with a pair of Clara's. As I negotiated the change in the girls' bathroom, with or without Bridget's full consent, she complained that Clara's pants were too small.
Me: "Really? Clara's the same age as you, Bridget. How old is she?"
Bridget, with as much contempt as a 2 year old (or almost 4 year old, depending on who you're asking) can muster: "Four months!"
Definitely 2 going on 16!
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